EAST ORANGE — The East Orange Chamber of Commerce has begun meeting again following a hiatus of several years. Entrepreneurs, business owners and elected officials attended meetings on Sept. 18 and Oct. 16 in the East Orange Public Library to hear presentations from the newly elected leadership of the chamber. The meetings were the first […]
Glen Ridge hosted its inaugural Diwali Diya lighting celebration on Sunday, Oct. 27, at the steps of Borough Hall. The event transformed Borough Hall into a vibrant festival of lights, celebrating the cultural richness of Diwali. The growing South Asian community has enhanced the town’s diversity, and this year, the Glen Ridge Board of Education […]
MORRIS PLAINS, NJ — The Glen Ridge High School boys cross-country team competed at the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s North Jersey, Section 2, Group 1 Championships on Saturday, Nov. 2, at Greystone–Central Park in Morris Plains. The boys concluded their season with 398 points, finishing 14th out of 17 schools. Wyatt Palm, a […]
NUTLEY, NJ — Nutley High School junior Meya Ranges is the Nutley Journal’s Athlete of the Month. Ranges is one of the top girls cross-country runners in the area. On Tuesday, Oct. 15, Ranges finished in fourth place out of 66 runners in the Super Essex Conference–American Division Championships at Branch Brook Park in Newark […]
The Essex Board of County Commissioners held its annual Italian Heritage Month celebration last month recognizing a Maplewood attorney, a Bloomfield legislator and the owners of a beloved City of Orange restaurant. The celebration has been held annually for more than 30 years to celebrate the accomplishments of men and women of Italian heritage everywhere, […]
BELLEVILLE, NJ — The Belleville High School cheerleading team won the Super Essex Conference–Colonial Division championship at the 17th annual Karen Centinaro Memorial Cheer for the Cure competition at Foley Field in Bloomfield on Tuesday night, Oct. 8. Belleville head cheerleading coach Erin Lewis was elated for her team. “The team worked so hard and […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ – Bloomfield High School football player Sebastian Urena has been named BHS’ nominee for the Super Football Conference’s Steve DiGregorio Young Man of the Year award. Urena is a senior running back/defensive back. This award is for the player who excels in the areas of community service, selflessness before selfishness, creating a positive school/team […]
Photos Courtesy of Jane Ungaro Maplewood held its annual Halloween Parade during the afternoon of Oct. 31. Maplewood Avenue was closed down in the village which was quickly overrun by witches, ghouls, goblins, princesses and a few Wednesday Adams.
MAPLEWOOD/MILLBURN, NJ — New Jersey Fencing Alliance would like to congratulate another of its fencers on their accomplishment of achieving the No. 1 ranking in the United States and Canada in the Youth 12 Epee category. Since age 5, Alexander “Alex” Luo has been training in epee fencing at the New Jersey Fencing Alliance in […]
Two incumbents were returned to the Board of Education while a newcomer was one of three people to win the race for the three seats on the township council. In the council race, Joyce Rudin, Michelle Casalino and Joe Krakoviak won the three open seats. Rudin took home the most votes with 10,146 or 22.30%, […]